Then there are the workers at BMW's parts distribution warehouse in Ontario, Calif., that columnist Michael Hiltzik wrote about. What would they say about the German company's chairman, now that BMW has decided to outsource the facility to a third-party logistics company and they're likely to lose their jobs?

And I'll bet American consumers could think of a few choice words to describe Missouri Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. As consumer columnist David Lazarus writes, Emerson is leading the charge to gut funding for a federal product-safety database.

So here's a fun test you can do at home or at the office: Write your bench. Then have your friends or family or co-workers write your bench. Then compare.